Garment-supporter.



E. N. HUMPHREY. GARMEN T SUPPORTER. APPLIGATION FILED DBO.2.1909.

Patented June 14, 1910.

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ERNEST N. HUlVP-IREY, 0F NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIG-NOR TO TRAUT &

I-IINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, A CORFORA- TION OF CONNECTICUT.

serais.

Application led December 2, 1909.

T o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST N. I-IUM- PHREY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, county of Hartford, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment- Supporters, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improved hose supporter, the object of the invention being to provide a hose supporter of the two fastener type which is particularly useful for supporting mens half hose, the fasteners being arranged on opposite sides of the leg, one of said fasteners being adjustable to the most convenient position.

The invention aims further at improving the slide connection for the adjustable fastener.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the hose supporter complete. Fig. 2 is a section relatively enlarged, on the line -a: Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a section on the line y- Q/, relatively changed. Fig. 4L is a front and edge elevation of a detail, detached. Fig. 5 is a plan view, on a somewhat reduced scale, of one end of a web.

The hose supporter itself comprises the belt-like member l arranged to surround the leg, said belt being secured at one end to a fastener tab 2 carrying the fastener 3, the latter being of any approved design. At the other end, the belt l is provided with a clip 4, or other suitable means for detachably connecting this end of the belt to the tab 2. Any suitable means may be provided for lengthening or shortening the belt 2 to accommodate the same to the wearer. Adjustably mounted upon the belt l is another tab 5, carrying a suitable fastener 6. This tab 5 may be made of the usual webbing and is secured to the improved slide connection now described.

The slide is illustrated in detail in Fig. t, and will be seen to comprise the main body portion 7 having vertical slots 8-9 therein. l0 is a lower transverse slot. l1 is a webclenching lip struck out of the main body 7 of the slide and doubled back upon the main body for the purpose hereinafter described. The tab 5 is made from webbing and one end is preferably provided with a reinforcement or tip 5a. The other end is Specification of Letters Patent.

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Patented J une Mc, 1910.

serial No. 530,894.

curing the tab 5 to the loop frame 7 is clearly shown. As will be seen, one end of the tab 5 l(which may be formed of the usual webbing) is secured by the clenching member ll. From this point the tab 5 extends downwardly and rearwardly through the slot 10, thence upwardly over the upper edge of the loop frame 7, thence downwardly and rearwardly through the slot l0, thence forwardly and upwardly, the tip 5a being passed from the front to the rear through the slot 10, thus forming a loop embracing the upper bar of the fastener 6. The belt l passes through the slots 8 9, which are of y"sutlicient size to permit said frame to be slid to and fro on the belt for adjustment, said connection being sufficiently snug to prevent accidental disengagement. The method of threading the belt l through the frame is best seen in the sectional view, Fig. 2.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the threading of the slide loop frame 7 produces the much desired rustless effect, the metal parts being held away from the body. By this arrangement also all sewing is avoided. The clenching lip l1 need not be provided with prongs or teeth to hold the adjacent web end of the tab 5, because the threading of said tab through the slide frame 7 offers a frictional resistance that supplements the clenching effect of the lip 11 to such an extent as to absolutely prevent accidental disengagement. Vhen the parts are drawn taut, it is obvious that the tipped end of the web cannot be accidentally or unintentionally withdrawn from the slot 10 of the frame. The belt l is not only prevented from becoming accidentally displaced relatively to the slide frame 7 by the friction of the belt in the slots 8-9, but also by the surface friction of the surrounding material of the tab 5, which, when the parts are finally assembled ready for use, lies snugly against the underlying layer of the belt l.

What I claim is:

In a garment supporter, a belt, a depending supporting tab, a slide loop comprising a sheet metal body portion, two coperating vertical slots arranged to slidably receive said belt, a third slot arranged transversely to the direction of the first mentioned slots and Wholly below the same and arranged 1x1) receivel said tab, and an integral web pending therefrom.

c enchng i arranged between the first mentioned slotsp and above the last mentioned ERNEST N' HUMPHREY 5 slot and operating to secure one end of said l Witnesses:

tab to said frame, the balance of said tab STANLEY PARKER,

being carried entirely around said frame W. J. WIRAM, Jr.

and passed through said third slot and de- 

